OpenAI Codex Mini vs Llama 4 Scout
Compare OpenAI Codex Mini by OpenAI against Llama 4 Scout by Meta AI, context windows of 200K vs 10.0M, tested across 10 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
OpenAI Codex Mini
Llama 4 Scout
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Llama 4 Scout is 12x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
OpenAI Codex Mini
Input
$1.50
Output
$6.00
Llama 4 Scout
Input
$0.25
6.0× cheaper
Output
$0.50
12× cheaper
Llama 4 Scout is cheaper on both — 6.0× input, 12× output
Research
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